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Fors est une commune du centre-ouest de la France située dans le département des Deux-Sèvres en région Nouvelle-Aquitaine. Ses habitants sont les Forsitains.

Géographie

Fors est située à  au sud de Niort, la préfecture des Deux-Sèvres.

L'habitat y est principalement concentré autour de deux pôles : le village de Fors proprement dit, et le hameau des Sanguinières au nord-ouest. Le reste du territoire communal est essentiellement composé de parcelles agricoles.

L'autoroute A10 traverse l'ouest de la commune sans la desservir ; les routes qui desservent Fors relèvent des voiries départementale et communale. Une halte SNCF sur la ligne de Chartres à Bordeaux-Saint-Jean assure une desserte ferroviaire.

Climat
Le climat qui caractérise la commune est qualifié, en 2010, de « climat océanique franc », selon la typologie des climats de la France qui compte alors huit grands types de climats en métropole. En 2020, la commune ressort du type « climat océanique » dans la classification établie par Météo-France, qui ne compte désormais, en première approche, que cinq grands types de climats en métropole. Ce type de climat se traduit par des températures douces et une pluviométrie relativement abondante (en liaison avec les perturbations venant de l'Atlantique), répartie tout au long de l'année avec un léger maximum d'octobre à février.

Les paramètres climatiques qui ont permis d'établir la typologie de 2010 comportent six variables pour les températures et huit pour les précipitations, dont les valeurs correspondent à la normale 1971-2000. Les sept principales variables caractérisant la commune sont présentées dans l'encadré ci-après.

Avec le changement climatique, ces variables ont évolué. Une étude réalisée en 2014 par la Direction générale de l'Énergie et du Climat complétée par des études régionales prévoit en effet que la  température moyenne devrait croître et la pluviométrie moyenne baisser, avec toutefois de fortes variations régionales. Ces changements peuvent être constatés sur la station météorologique de Météo-France la plus proche, « Beauvoir-sur-Ni », sur la commune de Beauvoir-sur-Niort, mise en service en 1973 et qui se trouve à  à vol d'oiseau, où la température moyenne annuelle est de  et la hauteur de précipitations de  pour la période 1981-2010.
Sur la station météorologique historique la plus proche, « Niort », sur la commune de Niort,  mise en service en 1958 et à , la température moyenne annuelle évolue de  pour la période 1971-2000 à  pour 1981-2010, puis à  pour 1991-2020.

Urbanisme

Typologie
Fors est une commune rurale, car elle fait partie des communes peu ou très peu denses, au sens de la grille communale de densité de l'Insee.

Par ailleurs la commune fait partie de l'aire d'attraction de Niort, dont elle est une commune de la couronne. Cette aire, qui regroupe , est catégorisée dans les aires de  à moins de .

Occupation des sols

L'occupation des sols de la commune, telle qu'elle ressort de la base de données européenne d'occupation biophysique des sols Corine Land Cover (CLC), est marquée par l'importance des territoires agricoles (91,4 % en 2018), néanmoins en diminution par rapport à 1990 (95,3 %). La répartition détaillée en 2018 est la suivante :
terres arables (81,4 %), prairies (10 %), zones urbanisées (8,6 %).

L'IGN met par ailleurs à disposition un outil en ligne permettant de comparer l'évolution dans le temps de l'occupation des sols de la commune (ou de territoires à des échelles différentes). Plusieurs époques sont accessibles sous forme de cartes ou photos aériennes : la carte de Cassini (), la carte d'état-major (1820-1866) et la période actuelle (1950 à aujourd'hui).

Risques majeurs
Le territoire de la commune de Fors est vulnérable à différents aléas naturels : météorologiques (tempête, orage, neige, grand froid, canicule ou sécheresse), inondations, mouvements de terrains et séisme (sismicité modérée). Il est également exposé à un risque technologique,  le transport de matières dangereuses. Un site publié par le BRGM permet d'évaluer simplement et rapidement les risques d'un bien localisé soit par son adresse soit par le numéro de sa parcelle.

Risques naturels
Certaines parties du territoire communal sont susceptibles d'être affectées par le risque d'inondation par débordement de cours d'eau. La commune a été reconnue en état de catastrophe naturelle au titre des dommages causés par les inondations et coulées de boue survenues en 1982, 1983, 1993, 1999 et 2010.

Les mouvements de terrains susceptibles de se produire sur la commune sont des tassements différentiels. Le retrait-gonflement des sols argileux est susceptible d'engendrer des dommages importants aux bâtiments en cas d'alternance de périodes de sécheresse et de pluie. La totalité de la commune est en aléa moyen ou fort (54,9 % au niveau départemental et 48,5 % au niveau national). Depuis le , en application de la loi ELAN, différentes contraintes s'imposent aux vendeurs, maîtres d'ouvrages ou constructeurs de biens situés dans une zone classée en aléa moyen ou fort.

La commune a été reconnue en état de catastrophe naturelle au titre des dommages causés par la sécheresse en 2003, 2005 et 2017 et par des mouvements de terrain en 1999 et 2010.

Économie

Histoire
Le nom du village est le même depuis 1243, les origines seraient gallo-romaines (ex-foris : « en dehors » de la cité).
À cette époque, il y a 11 métairies qui forment des petits quartiers (la Nouzière, la Chamerie).
Il y a une forteresse depuis 1099.

Il y a principalement trois familles qui ont régné sur Fors :
 Les VIVONNE : jusqu'en 1494.
 Les POUSSARD : 1494-1663.
Anne Poussard était la première maîtresse de François . Il édifia un château magnifique pour elle, en lieu et place de la forteresse. Taille du château : 30 m de long sur 30 m  de large, une façade de 10 m de haut. (Environ la moitié d'un petit terrain de foot).
À sa mort, Jean son fils sera seigneur de Fors.
Charles, le petit-fils de François , sera vice-amiral des côtes de Normandie (il meurt à 80 ans en 1584).

Entre 1663 et 1686, il y a une procédure judiciaire pour connaître le droit du sang sur le château.
 Les MABOUL : (1686-1776)
Les premiers de la famille a régner sur Fors sont Anne Catheu (morte à 91 ans) et Louis Maboul  du nom.
Jacques Maboul, le frère de Louis, est nommé évêque d'Arles en 1708, et fit l'oraison de Louis XIV en 1715.
Louis François Maboul, fils de Anne Catheu sera maître des requêtes en 1728 à Versailles, à la cour du roi.
À cette époque, il y a 37 métairies à Fors.
Donc, en 1686, Louis  du nom hérite du château, il y fera des travaux jusqu'en 1716. Il conserve l'architecture principale et ajoute des toits en ardoise (en mansardes), une grande avenue de  de long, 2 cours. Il achète une trentaine de villas autour du château qu'il fait détruire pour faire des avenues de marronniers. Le périmètre de château allait jusqu'à l'actuelle église. Louis meurt en 1721.

En 1725, Anne Marie Louise Maboul, fille de Louis, épouse Jean Emmanuel de Crussol.
Après la mort du dernier Crussol, au début du , le château est entre deux lignées. Il revient à Philippe Xavier de la Rochebrochard. En 1815, il y a un retour des Bourbons à la chute de Napoléon . Par peur de devoir rendre le château, il préfère le détruire.
Les ruines seront achetées par M. Arnault, qui les cédera à M. Robelin en 1884. Celui-ci se servira des ruines pour construire sa maison (en face de l'actuelle mairie). D'ailleurs, plusieurs maisons ont été faites avec les pierres du château à cet endroit. Le reste sera pillé (ex de la maison de Prahecq avec la salamandre du château).

Politique et administration

Population et société

Démographie
À partir du , les recensements réels des communes de moins de  habitants ont lieu tous les cinq ans. Pour Fors, cela correspond à 2008, 2013, 2018, etc. Les autres dates de « recensements » (2006, 2009, etc.) sont des estimations légales.

Culture locale et patrimoine

Lieux et monuments
 Le champ de foire :. Il donnait lieu à au moins deux foires par an jusqu'au début du .
 La mairie : en 1855, il y a l'achat d'une maison qui servira d'école et de mairie (en face du bureau de tabac). En 1923, la mairie achète la maison en face de chez Robelin, qui sera l'actuelle mairie et qui servira toujours d'école.
 Ancien bar, maison avec sol en terre, l'ancienne poste et le presbytère.
 Le presbytère : construit en 1860, il servira de logement et de bureau administratif au curé.
 Fromagerie HETEL : Créé en 1947 à la place de l'ancienne distillerie par M. Lestel et  Spangenberg.
 L'église Notre-Dame date du  et dépendait de l'abbé de Bourges. Elle fut détruite pendant la guerre des religions (fin du ) puis restaurée. Les deux travées de la nef ont été inscrit au titre des monuments historique en 1989.
 La cloche : Cette vieille cloche avait été fondue le 23 mai 1881 au Mans, son poids était de 206 kilos. Les parrains et marraines, dont les noms se retrouvent gravés sur le métal, sont en général les donateurs des cloches. Sur cette cloche, le fondeur BOLLEE avait inscrit dans le métal : J'ai été bénite en 1881, M. Morisset étant alors curé de FORS. ADELINE est mon nom, j'ai eu pour parrain M. Charles ARNAUD propriétaire à la Chauvinière et ma marraine a été Adeline ARNAUD née BRAULT.Cette cloche sera refondue en 2011, avec la volonté de conserver l'histoire du patrimoine et donc de se rapprocher au plus près de la copie de la cloche de 1881. Le tout pour un montant de 11 299,12 € TTC. Les mêmes inscriptions y figurent avec simplement l'ajout de : Refondue en l'an 2011 par Bollée fondeur à ORLEANS. La bénédiction de cette nouvelle cloche se fera en l'église Notre Dame de Fors le 23 octobre 2011.
 Les fresques à l'intérieur de l'église seront découvertes en 1923.
 L'école : Les premières traces d'école date de la fin du , où elle était faite par le concierge régisseur du château, Geoffroy dit le bBoîteux-Grenotton.
 Une statue de la Vierge à l'Enfant, au bord de la Route de Prahecq.
 Plusieurs puits.
 Quelques ruines du château, encore visibles.

Patrimoine culturel

Patrimoine naturel

Personnalités liées à la commune

Joseph-Charles Lefèbvre, Cardinal-archevêque de Bourges (né à Tourcoing en 1892 et décédé à Bourges en 1973), .
Catherine Doribeau, née dans la commune de Fors le 11 décembre 1650, fille de Michel Doribeau et Anthoinette Olivier, est l'une des « Filles du Roy » envoyées en Nouvelle-France au  pour s'y marier et y fonder une famille. Embarquée le 15 mai 1669 sur le navire Le-Saint-Jean-Baptiste au port de la Rochelle, elle débarque dans la ville de Québec le 30 juin 1669. Elle épouse Jacques Genest (Genais), soldat de Carignan, sur l'Ile-d'Orléans avec qui elle aura huit enfants. Elle décède le 10 décembre 1706 à Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, à l'âge de 55 ans.
Jean-Louis Fourdan, enseigne de vaisseau de première classe de la Marine Nationale, et son élève Grégory Jaillet, tués le  dans la collision et l'écrasement de leurs avions Epsilon près de Fors, alors qu'ils étaient en session d'entraînement. Une stèle commémorative a été posée près du lieu de leur écrasement.

Héraldique

Articles connexes
 Liste des communes des Deux-Sèvres
Histoire de la Gare de FORS : Gare de Fors

Liens externes

 Site de la mairie
 Fors sur le site de l'Institut géographique national

Notes et références

Notes et cartes
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 Cartes

Références

Fors
Aire urbaine de Niort
Aire d'attraction de Niort


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Brilliant, could not fault it. Punctual, friendly and courteous.
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no problems at all, smooth transfers to and from airport, with a much better price ticket than on airport property itself!!
S and K parking were very efficient and helpful. The only down point was that we were travelling with small children and the minibus was not really equipped for that. But they were quick to pick us up and the car was ready for us when we returned from our holiday.
Good service for a cheap price. Rather chaotic looking premises with a large repair garage on-site. Vehicles parked all over the place and a very muddy, unpaved shale/gravel downhill entrance. Access lanes from A38 also VERY narrow, winding and muddy. Staff reasonably courteous. My personal opinion is it "does what it says on the tin", and at £20 for 5 days I'm a satisfied customer.
Signposting could have been a little improved and clear instructions about parking your car outside the reception, giving keys to the office and letting them park your car would have helped. Site has poor road surface - very bumpy. However, we were speedily taken to airport and picked up very promptly. Car was parked easily accessible to drive off. Overall good value for money.
Extremely simple and pleasant. The van was waiting for us when we parked and we were in the airport within minutes. On the return journey, we called after we cleared customs, and within around 10 minutes the van was outside the airport at the pickup point, and our car was ready to drive away at the parking spot.
Veyr friendly staff, a bit longer to wait at the airport than the normal buses, but at half the price I'd definitely recommend it.
Having been a little put off by other reviews on this site, in case things had changed since last time we used this facility as the name has changed in the past year, we were pleasantly surprised. Yes it is at a quarry, but yes.... it only cost us £5 per day. Yes there is a big dog, but he (she??!) didn't appear threatening to the general public and I was mighty glad there was such a deterrent to put anyone off the idea of breaking into my car whilst I was away. The minibus is not a rolls royce but it took 5 minutes to get to/from the airport, we were taken straight there for our departure and collected within 15 minutes of phoning them to confirm we had landed. The staff are nice enough, brisk perhaps but on the whole they were ok - hey it is not a luxury service - if you want to be smarmed over and driven round in a posh minibus then go ahead and pay for it, that's your lookout but many pricey parking facilities actually take your car from the lovely posh delivery point where you drop it and park it in a field much like the area our car was in at S&K, but for twice the price! This is a basic, does-what-it-says-on-the-tin park and drop facility and very good value for the price it is too. We will definitely use it again, and no I don't know the people who run it or work there so you can ignore that comment from another (disgruntled) reviewer!
The service provided was good when I first arrived at the car park with immediate transfer to the airport. However, on my return I phoned the mobile phone number given and only received an answerphone - I left a message but this was not picked up, so I had to ring again. The surface of the actual car park was terrible (it was not tarmac)with enormous holes which was probably not good for the car!
Have used this parking facility on a number of occasions. Transfers have been quick and efficient with no haning around or any problems getting hold of the driver. It's really close to the airport and offers very competitive rates. My only negative comment would be that they really need to sort out the road surface for the entrance to the car park as it is very rough and full of holes - not great for your vehicle. Apart from that I am very happy to recommend to others and will be using again.
Excellent on time service both outward and inward. Only problem was on leaving I met a large lorry from a neighbouring firm just past the entrance for which I had to reverseleaving minimal space between the vehicles.
quick service, no real problems,cars could do with a quick wash/blow off before hand over due to the dusty conditions,overall happy with the service provided.
Very happy with the parking experience. Efficient, friendly, quick. The car was pretty dusty when we picked it up and it might be nice if they had a power hose and could do a quick wash, but other than that no complaints whatsoever. Thanks. Oh and good price!
We used this parking service several years ago and were satisfied but this time we have not been. I know it is a minor thing really but on returning the car was Filthy! We had to clean the windscreen before we could think of moving off - and my husband is very particular as to the appearance of his car and takes great pride in it always looking clean and cared for. The cars were very close together in the storage area but in the years since we have been there there has obviously not been any money spent on maintaining the area. It looked and was very uncared for. I am afraid we will not be using this parking again.
On the positive side.. A courteous and efficient service. Close to the airport and rapid transfer 10/10 On the negative side..A bit difficult to find but the sat nav found it OK. My car grounded on the turning from the tarmac onto the gravelled entrance which is like the surface of the moon.. If you have a low slung car you could loose your sump! My car is a bit low to the ground so a "normal" saloon should be OK. The guys at the car park had no record of my booking but this was probably not their fault, more likely Airport Parking Shop and accepted that it had been made and paid for without any fuss when I showed my confirmation email. Would use again in a different car.
this is the third occasion that i have used this car park and once agaun the service was prompt , efficient and courtious .good value as well!
The pick up on our return was really slow. I cannot be precise but I would say well over half an hour. To illustrate, there were two flights in at once and the collect area was very busy but by the time we were picked up we were the only ones still there. Also we didnt have hold baggage so we were almost first out.
Really good- everything happened as described, with very little delay in getting to and from the airport. The drivers were very polite and helpful, and I will certainly use this car park again.
We had a smooth experience overall, car was ready and waiting for us upon our return.
Easy to find quick service to and from the airport, no hanging about, will use S and K again hopefully next year. Thanks.


!This Chevrolet Corvette C6 got away, but there are more like it here.
This 2006 Chevrolet Corvette shows 4,400 miles and was reportedly purchased new by a collector, from whom it was acquired by the selling dealer in late 2018. The car is powered by a 7.0-liter LS7 V8 paired with a 6-speed manual transaxle featuring a factory limited-slip differential. It is finished in Velocity Yellow over Ebony leather and equipped with heated seats, an auto-dimming rearview mirror, Bose audio, and polished wheels. This C6 coupe is offered by the selling dealer with a Carfax report and a clean Michigan title.
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The cockpit features heated black leather seats with matching carpets and plastics. Amenities include a Bose stereo, factory navigation, automatic climate control, and a leather-rimmed steering wheel.
Just under 4,400 miles are shown on the digital odometer.
The 7.0-liter LS7 V8 is equipped with dry sump lubrication and was factory rated at 505 horsepower at 6,300 rpm with 470 lb-ft of torque at 4,800 rpm when new. Power is sent to a rear-mounted 6-speed manual transaxle with factory limited-slip differential. The most recent service was an oil change according to the selling dealer.
The Z06 featured aluminum chassis, components which reportedly saved 136 pounds over the steel versiond in the standard C6. Additional photos of the underside are provided in the gallery below.
The Carfax report shows no accidents or other damage with one owner through its last entry in 2014. Open recalls are noted from 2010 and 2014.


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Be it enacted by the Queen's most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and
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region or any list submitted for another Assembly electoral region,
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the Assembly electoral region or another Assembly electoral region, or
who is a candidate to be the Assembly constituency member for an
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member for the Assembly electoral region if that person is—
included on a list submitted by a registered political party for the
Assembly electoral region or another Assembly electoral region,
an individual candidate to be an Assembly regional member for
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each Assembly constituency in the Assembly electoral region is to be
determined before it is determined who are to be returned as the Assembly
regional members for the Assembly electoral region.
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submitted for the Assembly electoral region—
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for the party in the Assembly constituencies included in the Assembly
electoral region, and
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aggregate of one and the number of candidates of the party returned as
Assembly constituency members for any of those Assembly
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Assembly electoral region there is to be added together the number of electoral
region votes given for the candidate in the Assembly constituencies included
in the Assembly electoral region.
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allocated to the party or individual candidate with the highest electoral region
figure after any recalculation required by subsection (3) has been carried out.
This subsection requires a recalculation under paragraph (b) of section 8(3) in
relation to a party—
for the first application of subsection (2), if the application of subsection
(1) resulted in the allocation of an Assembly seat to the party, or
for any subsequent application of subsection (2), if the previous
application of that subsection did so,
and a recalculation is to be carried out after adding one to the aggregate
mentioned in that paragraph.
An individual candidate already returned as an Assembly regional member is
to be disregarded.
Seats for the Assembly electoral region which are allocated to a party are to be
filled by the persons on the party's list in the order in which they appear on the
Once a party's list has been exhausted by the return of persons included on it
as Assembly regional members by the previous application of subsection (1) or
(2), the party is to be disregarded.
If (on the application of subsection (1) or any application of subsection (2)) the
highest electoral region figure is the electoral region figure of two or more
parties or individual candidates, the subsection applies to each of them.
However, if subsection (7) would mean that more than the full number of seats
for the Assembly electoral region were allocated, subsection (1) or (2) does not
a recalculation has been carried out under section 8 (3)(b) after adding
one to the number of votes given for each party with that electoral
region figure, and
one has been added to the number of votes given for each individual
candidate with that electoral region figure.
If, after that, the highest electoral region figure is still the electoral region figure
of two or more parties or individual candidates, the regional returning officer
must decide between them by lots.
Constituency vacancies
This section applies if the seat of an Assembly constituency member returned
for an Assembly constituency is vacant.
Subject to subsection (7), an election must be held in the Assembly constituency
to fill the vacancy.
At the election, each person entitled to vote only has a constituency vote; and
The date of the poll at the election must be fixed by the Presiding Officer.
The date must fall within the period of three months beginning with the
occurrence of the vacancy.
But if the vacancy does not come to the Presiding Officer's notice within the
period of one month beginning with its occurrence, the date must fall within
the period of three months beginning when it does come to the Presiding
Officer's notice.
The election must not be held if it appears to the Presiding Officer that the latest
date which may be fixed for the poll would fall within the period of three
months ending with the day on which the poll at the next ordinary general
election would be held (disregarding section 4).
The standing orders must make provision for determining the date on which a
vacancy occurs for the purposes of this section.
A person may not be a candidate in an election to fill a vacancy if the person
an Assembly member, or
a candidate in another such election.
Electoral region vacancies
This section applies if the seat of an Assembly regional member returned for an
Assembly electoral region is vacant.
If the Assembly regional member was returned (under section 9 or this section)
from the list of a registered political party, the regional returning officer must
notify to the Presiding Officer the name of the person who is to fill the vacancy.
A person's name may only be so notified if the person—
is included on the list submitted by the registered political party for the
last general election,
is willing to serve as an Assembly regional member for the Assembly
is not a person to whom subsection (4) applies.
This subsection applies to a person if—
the person is not a member of the registered political party, and
the registered political party gives notice to the regional returning
officer that the person's name is not to be notified to the Presiding
Officer as the name of the person who is to fill the vacancy.
But if there is more than one person who satisfies the conditions in subsection
(3), the regional returning officer may only notify the name of whichever of
them was the higher, or the highest, on that list.
A person whose name is notified under subsection (2) is to be treated as having
been declared to be returned as an Assembly regional member for the
Assembly electoral region on the day on which notification of the person's
name is received by the Presiding Officer.
The seat remains vacant until the next general election—
if the Assembly regional member was returned as an individual
candidate, or
if that Assembly regional member was returned from the list of a
registered political party but there is no-one who satisfies the
conditions in subsection (3).
For the purposes of this section, a person included on the list submitted by a
registered political party for the last general election who—
was returned as an Assembly regional member under section 9 at that
election (even if the return was void),
has subsequently been a candidate in an election held under section 10
(whether or not returned), or
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Opelousas A Memorial Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday, June 1, 2013, at St. Landry Catholic Church for Daisy Bourgeois Deshotels. Rite of Committal and Inurnment will follow in the Bellevue Memorial Park. Rev. Father James Brady will celebrate the Mass.
She was a native of New Orleans and a longtime resident of Opelousas. She died on Wednesday, May 29, 2013, at Prompt Succor Nursing Home at the age of 90 years old. She was a homemaker, an auditor and a real estate agent. She will be sadly missed by all who knew and loved her.
Survivors include three sons, Marc Deshotels of Opelousas Phillip Deshotels and wife, Annette of Roswell, Georgia and Paul Deshotels of Arnaudville two daughters, Michle Deshotels and husband, Gill Gautreau of Baton Rouge and Julie Deshotels Soldano and husband, Louis of Richmond, Texas one sister, Marion Kearley and husband, the Rev. David Kearley of Sewanee, Tennessee and six grandchildren, Alyce Deshotels, JeanClaude Gautreau, Dominique Gautreau, Phillip Michael Deshotels, Scott Soldano, and Krysten Soldano.
Preceded in death by her husband, Isom Deshotels her parents, Louis S. Bourgeois, Jr. and Jessie Mary Bourgeois and three brothers, Louis S. Bourgeois III, Richard Bourgeois, and Benjamin Bourgeois.
A Rosary Service will be held at 12:30 p.m. on Saturday in the church.
Julie, My thoughts and prayers are with you and your family. I wish I had been able to attend your mothers services today. It would have been nice to visit with you.
May you take comfort in knowing that Aunt Daisy has been reunited with her family in heaven. To all my cousins, my heartfelt sympathy goes out to you and your families.
It is with great regret that I didnt get to know my Aunt Daisy better. Prayers to my cousins in their time of loss and sorrow.


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Home/News/Cars/Two world premieres at the Geneva Motor Show 2018: The new BRABUS 800 supercars based on the Mercedes S 63 4MATIC+
Two world premieres at the Geneva Motor Show 2018: The new BRABUS 800 supercars based on the Mercedes S 63 4MATIC+
Aravind Sasidharan March 6, 2018
BRABUS 800 Coupe based on the Mercedes S 63 4MATIC+
Exclusive high-performance all-wheel-drive coupe with 588 kW / 800 hp, 1,000 Nm of torque and 3.1 seconds to 100 km/h. ights on for the new high-performance all-wheel-drive coupe in a class of its own, Equipped with the new BRABUS performance upgrade, the turbocharged four-liter eight-cylinder puts out 588 kW / 800 hp (789 bhp) of power and produces
a peak torque of 1,000 Nm (737 lb-ft) at a low 3,600 rpm. In tandem with the all-wheel-drive system, the two-door takes just 3.1 seconds to sprint
from zero to 100 km/h (62 mph). The top speed is limited electronically to 300 km/h (186 mph).
BRABUS refines the new facelift version of the S-Class coupe visually with a newly developed aerodynamics upgrade made from naked carbon, and 21-inch
or 22-inch hi-tech forged wheels.
An exclusive BRABUS fine leather interior lends the new BRABUS 800 Coupe the finishing touches.
The new 4.0-liter twin-turbo eight-cylinder engine of the current S 63 models offers reserves ex-factory that the BRABUS power unit engineers unleash
without compromising the durability.
To achieve the intended 800 horsepower, the forced induction system had to be modified. BRABUS developed special high-performance turbochargers to
achieve a significant increase in power. A modified core assembly with reinforced axial bearings and a larger compressor unit provide a maximum boost
pressure of 1.6 bar.
To match the new hardware, the engineers also modified the engine control unit. To this end, a BRABUS PowerXtra plug-and-play auxiliary control
module is adapted to the CAN data bus. This module provides the engine with new mapping for injection, ignition and boost pressure control, which was
developed in extensive tests on state-of-the-art test benches and on public roads.
After the conversion, the BRABUS 800 engine delivers outstanding performance figures: The peak power of 588 kW / 800 hp (789 bhp) is produced at a
low 6,100 rpm. Just as impressive is the peak torque of 1,000 Nm, on tap already at just 3,600 rpm.
The power is transmitted to all four wheels by the 4MATIC+ all-wheel-drive system and a nine-speed automatic transmission, which can also be shifted
manually with the BRABUS RACE aluminum paddle shifters on the steering wheel.Technology partner MOTUL supplies the hi-tech lubricants for the entire powertrain of the new BRABUS supercar. The strong sides of the BRABUS sport
exhaust system are sound and performance. It is available for all S 63 variants. The all-stainless system reduces the exhaust backpressure and
features exhaust flaps for an electronically controlled sound management. From the cockpit, the driver can choose between the subtle "Coming Home"
mode and the open position of the exhaust flaps, which coaxes a markedly powerful exhaust note from the twin-turbo V8.BRABUS developed an additional front spoiler lip for the front bumper. It is produced from naked carbon and finished with a high-gloss sealer. As a
result, it lends the two-door some motor racing flair. The thrilling looks are accompanied by aerodynamic efficiency. The new front spoiler reduces
front-axle lift at high speeds, which further optimizes the handling stability. Tailor-made carbon elements also give the large air intakes in the
front bumper a more dynamic design.
The new aerodynamic-enhancement concept for the modified S-Class coupe is rounded off by the BRABUS naked-carbon diffuser with tailor-made cutouts
for the BRABUS sport exhaust system, and the subtle rear spoiler on the trunk lid, which is likewise made from carbon. The designers also developed
carbon covers for the side mirrors and carbon attachments for the side air vents, which highlight the sporty lines even more.
The outstanding traits of the BRABUS Monoblock wheels are thrilling design, highest quality and further enhanced driving dynamics. They are available
for the Mercedes S-Class coupe with diameters ranging from 18 to 22 inches.
At the Geneva Motor Show 2018, the new high-performance coupe is on display with two different BRABUS Monoblock wheel designs: The BRABUS Monoblock M
"PLATINUM EDITION" 21-inch forged wheels are also on display for the first time. They combine the effect of tremendous optical size that disc designs
have with ten larger and ten smaller openings calculated to optimize venting of the brakes. They make excellent use of the available space under the
wheel arches in sizes 9Jx21 on the front axle and 10.5Jx21 in back. The optimal tires are mounted in the form of Continental, Pirelli or YOKOHAMA
high-performance tires in sizes 255/35 ZR 21 at the front and 295/30 ZR 21 on the rear axle.
The other side of the vehicle shows off the even larger BRABUS Monoblock G "Platinum Edition" forged wheels. It features 9Jx22 rims with 255/30 ZR 22
tires on the front axle and 10Jx22 wheels with 295/25 ZR 22 tires at the rear. All these wheels use state-of-the-art forging technology, which offers
an optimal blend of maximum strength and lightweight construction.
The BRABUS lowering module, which lowers the ride height of the two-door by about 15 millimeters (.6 in) is specifically calibrated to the
ultra-low-profile tires.
The optionally available BRABUS genuine carbon elements with brilliant or matte sealer and aluminum components such as the BRABUS RACE paddle
shifters, pedals and door pins add decidedly sporty touches to the cockpit. Markedly elegant interior elements comprising noble-wood inlays with many
different grains and surface finishes are available as an alternative.
Scuff plates with backlit BRABUS logo whose colors can change matching the ambient lighting in the interior round off the cockpit.
The BRABUS 800 Coupe is available as a complete vehicle or can be built based on any existing current Mercedes S 63 4MATIC+ Coupe
BRABUS 800
The sporty luxury sedan based on the Mercedes S 63 4MATIC+
Performance upgrade to 588 kW / 800 hp of peak power and 1,000 Nm peak torque, carbon aerodynamics, 21-inch hi-tech forged wheels and tailor-made
BRABUS 800: That is the name of a new and extremely sporty luxury sedan based on the Mercedes S 63 4MATIC+, which BRABUS, the world's largest
independent automotive refinement specialist, presents at the Geneva Motor Show 2018.
At the heart of the new supercar is the four-liter twin-turbo V8 with BRABUS performance upgrade, which was developed and tested in the engine
development department of BRABUS. The high-performance engine produces 588 kW / 800 hp (789 bhp) of peak power and a peak torque of 1,000 Nm (737 lb-ft), on tap at 3,000 rpm. In
combination with the 4MATIC+ all-wheel-drive system, this engine accelerates the exclusive four-door from rest to 100 km/h (62 mph) in just 3.1
To provide a match for the high-performance character of the four-door, the BRABUS designers went into the wind tunnel to develop carbon
aerodynamic-enhancement components that not only lend the vehicle an athletic appearance, but also reduce front and rear-axle lift. The BRABUS
"PLATINUM EDITION" Monoblock M 21-inch wheels are also as brand-new as the BRABUS 800.
A BRABUS fine leather all-leather interior finished with consummate craftsmanship rounds off the new sport sedan.
The latest Mercedes S 63 is powered by a twin-turbo V8 with a displacement of 3,982 cc. This engine offers great performance reserves, which the
BRABUS power unit engineers unleash with their latest performance upgrade. To this end, they used their tremendous expertise from more than 40 years
of tuning to develop a custom made performance kit. This conversion comprises two BRABUS high-performance turbochargers with a larger compressor unit
and a modified core assembly with reinforced axial bearings. They produce a maximum boost pressure of 1.6 bar.
The engine tuning also comprises a plug-and-play BRABUS PowerXtra module, which is connected to the vehicle's electronic engine control unit and
provides the engine with new mapping for injection and ignition. In addition, this control module also modifies the electronic boost pressure
control. This engine conversion produces an extra 138.4 kW / 188 hp (186 bhp) of power and 100 Nm (74 lb-ft) more torque. BRABUS recommends hi-tech
lubricants from technology partner MOTUL.
With an output of 588 kW / 800 hp (789 bhp) at 6,700 rpm and a peak torque of 1,000 Nm at 3,600 rpm, the BRABUS 800 accelerates from rest to 100 km/h
(62 mph) in just 3.1 seconds. The standard-spec 4MATIC+ all-wheel drive ensures outstanding traction. The nine-speed automatic transmission changes
gears automatically or can be shifted manually with the BRABUS RACE aluminum paddle shifters.
The top speed is 300 km/h (186 mph). A BRABUS Vmax module that will permit even higher speeds is already in development.
Of course, BRABUS backs also this performance upgrade for the S 63 4MATIC+ with the exemplary three-year, 100,000-kilometer / 62,000-mile BRABUS
Tuning Warranty® (see BRABUS Warranty Terms and Conditions, updated July 2013).
As the ideal complement to the engine tuning or as an attractive upgrade for any standard S 63, BRABUS offers a stainless sport exhaust system with
actively controlled exhaust flaps. The driver can select the different options of the electronic sound management in the cockpit and change the
exhaust note to suit his taste. There is the subtle "Coming Home" mode, which is quieter than the V8 with the production exhaust. The "Sport"
position opens the exhaust flaps in the system. The eight-cylinder then sounds even more thrilling and powerful than in series specification. To
match the paint finish of the show car for the Geneva Motor Show 2018, the dual BRABUS tailpipes on the left and right were also painted black.
In line with the high-performance potential of this luxury sedan, the bodywork was also refined with sporty BRABUS components developed for the
facelift generation of the S 63. The range of naked-carbon parts with high-gloss coating starts with the BRABUS front spoiler lip and the attachments
for the front bumper, which upgrade the production bumper visually. What is more: The fine-tuning of these components in the wind tunnel results in a
reduction in front-axle lift, which at high speeds further optimizes the handling stability. It also routes the cooling air even more precisely to
the radiators and front brakes.
The carbon design elements on the two front fenders give the BRABUS 800 a more athletic appearance as well. The lights of the integrated BRABUS logos
are activated automatically by the Keyless-Go system when the driver approaches the vehicle or by pulling on an inside door handle.
The LEDs on the underside of the BRABUS rocker panels light up at the same time. This underfloor lighting makes it safer to approach the vehicle in
the dark and helps to avoid stepping in a pothole or puddle. The stainless scuff plates with BRABUS 800 logo for all four doors also are backlit –
optionally with colors changing in sync with the ambient lighting of the interior.
At the rear, the BRABUS naked-carbon diffuser with tailor-made cutouts for the BRABUS sport exhaust and the discreet rear spoiler round off the
BRABUS styling concept harmoniously.
Of course, the sporty BRABUS looks also include tailor-made wheels. The new Monoblock M design, which is also introduced on the new BRABUS 800,
celebrates its world premiere at the Geneva Motor Show 2018. The hi-tech forged wheel of the exclusive "PLATINUM EDITION" thrills with a combination
of expansive disc design and ten larger and ten smaller openings, which not only break up the surface, but thanks to their sophisticated design also
optimize the venting of the brakes.
On this vehicle, the wheel is shown on one vehicle side in the combination "black-polished." The other side sports sporty and elegant BRABUS
Monoblock F forged cross-spoke wheels of the same sizes, 9Jx21 on the front axle and 10.5Jx21 in the back. The matching high-performance tires of
sizes 255/35 ZR 21 at the front and 295/30 ZR 21 on the rear axle come from technology partners Continental, Pirelli or YOKOHAMA.
Other BRABUS Monoblock wheels can be chosen as an alternative. They are available for the Mercedes S-Class with diameters ranging from 18 to 22
inches. To match the ultra-low-profile tires, BRABUS lowers the suspension by about 15 millimeters (.6 inches) with a special control module. This
further optimizes the driving dynamics.
Another BRABUS domain is exclusive interior design. The company upholstery shop created an extravagant BRABUS fine leather interior for the show car
at the Geneva Motor Show from especially soft and breathable mondial black leather. Blue piping in concert with gray decorative stitching and a
sweeping upholstery design on the seats sewn with pinpoint precision emphasize the sporty and luxurious appearance.
BRABUS genuine-carbon elements in the sporty "Chequered Flag" design with matte surface finish replace the production wood trim. The sporty looks in
the cockpit also include aluminum components such as the BRABUS RACE paddle shifters, pedals and door pins.
The rear compartment features an equally elegant and functional integrated BRABUS Business center console, which houses a retractable table for each
of the individual rear seats.
Fuel consumption, CO2 emissions and efficiency class:
BRABUS 800 based on the S 63 4MATIC+: city 11.7 l/100 km, highway 7.3 l/100 km, combined: 8.9 l/100 km. Combined CO2 emissions: 203 g/km, efficiency
class D.
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I started feeling sleepy early, too. Maybe it's just fatigue from so much excitement?
I enjoyed the cheering a lot, but did get tired of sitting at the computer. Glad I took a walking break. I found that audio was most of my reading time and I'm OK with that. I could be doing whatever else and still participating. It's been years since I read When the Bough Breaks. I remember liking it so much.
Short stories sound perfect for a readathon! I'm glad you had fun.
You're right, Greenglass House is a book for the savouring. It's a great read but not exactly readathon-ish! As you've prob seen on my blog, what worked for me were comics!
Really good post, Belle, and such a good point about genres and pace. You need to do a warm-up post about that next time!
I didn't read much, cheered more, but my eyes tired, too. Though we're not 'reading reading' we're still reading, I suppose. I found it easier to concentrate on my books if I switched back and forth and changed rooms for each activity.
That's so funny you got sleepy – I remember your post about being a night owl and figured this was the perfect event for you!
It took me a few readathons to realize that I shouldn't be reading big or slow books at a readathon, instead it should be page-turners, like graphic novels, thrillers, some YA, middle-grade books, etc. Glad you had fun. It will be fun to try out both cheering and reading – challenging, but fun!
I also felt sleepy earlier than usual; I think it must be because I spent more time sitting and less time moving around than usual.
Excellent advice for read-a-thons! It sounds like you had a great time, and I'm impressed that you were able to cheer others on while still getting quite a bit read. Nice job!


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import argparse
import json
import sys

def CreateInput(test_suite, platforms, metrics, test_cases_path, output_dir):
  with open(test_cases_path, 'r') as test_case_file:
    test_cases = [line.strip() for line in test_case_file]
  json_data = []

  for platform in platforms:
    for metric in metrics:
      for test_case in test_cases:
        json_data.append({
          'test_suite': test_suite,
          'bot': platform,
          'measurement': metric,
          'test_case': test_case
        })

  with open(output_dir, 'w') as output:
    json.dump(json_data, output)

def Main(argv):
  parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(
    description=('Creates the Json needed for the soundwave'))
  parser.add_argument('test_suite', help=('Name of test_suite (example: "'
            'rendering.desktop")'))
  parser.add_argument('--platforms', help='Name of platform (example: '
            '"ChromiumPerf:Win 7 Nvidia GPU Perf")', nargs='*')
  parser.add_argument('--metrics', help='Name of measurement (example: '
            '"frame_times")', nargs='*')
  parser.add_argument('--test-cases-path', type=str,
            help='Path for the file having test_cases')
  parser.add_argument('--output-dir', type=str,
            help='Path for the output file')

  args = parser.parse_args(argv[1:])
  return CreateInput(
    args.test_suite,
    args.platforms,
    args.metrics,
    args.test_cases_path,
    args.output_dir)

if __name__ == '__main__':
  sys.exit(Main(sys.argv))

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Gross Grandeur
by Tim Girvin | Artists, Places | Jul 9, 2007
Edward Burtynsky | Manufactured Landscapes @ the Film Forum | NYC.
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Beautiful ugliness.
I've made some notes about the idea of beauty, in ugliness, before.
Ugly beauty. You know that concept — the swirls of rainbowed oil twirling in water; unending mining excavations that somehow bespeak an otherworldly coolness; fabulous factory landscapes and interior gloom; the roughage of civilization routed to oblivion (the gorgeous up-ending chaos of Katrina — and the patina of the after-effects), the dissolute abandonment of Chernboyl — and what happens to cultured things when they are simply left alone. Forever. Or Michael Easton's tarnished imagery of Habana, Cuba — where the brilliance of another brightly colored, tropically luxuriant (rich!) life finds itself dampened, moldering — yet beautiful — in an impoverished sentiment of care.
Like the raku of the zen master potters, the smoothed, oiled hand tools of the rice farmers — there's a sweet glazing that implies the rustic utility, the aging sense of useful distressing — things once new, now old. More beautiful, in the distressing of time. Ravaged, revised, beauty. And that's part of the tenet of Ed Burtynsky's thinking — it's an intentional revision. And our part in the web of acquisition seamlessly enwraps our connection to it all.
I wonder that we don't take these ideas and stretch them out further — that is, the notion of the simple aging of everything, culturally, as being a symptom of who we are, how we treat things, what happens to us. And it's a pattern, of course. We are, in everything — this "beautiful nightmare", as a friend puts it — doing it on purpose. We aren't the only ones to progressively whack away at things that are beautiful — then wonder: "what happened, there?"
What did happen there?
What did, then now — is happening — there??
And of course, in trying to do our thing, with our lives and accumulations, we simply go there, as a team. Working and whacking away.
But Edward Burtynsky, the Canadian photographer,? has explored this in an entirely different manner; and it's gutsy and courageous — nay, outrageous — to do what he's done; and, moreover, to say what he's said.
Which is to go out there and say — "here are some landscapes, strangely beautiful that they are — and we made them". End of story. No tearful comment. No pointing fingers. Just being there, shooting them. And saying. Here they are.
And there they are, shown above.
I went down to the theatre, Film Forum (speaking of courageous missions!) on west Houston last night, exploring that area. It's changed. Used to be dangerous, now it's sleek — slick with capital. But I still loved it there. Whether slick or tricked — there's soul and character there: w. soho/noho. Like that little espresso bar — loved that, sweet shopfront. And darn, it's just closed for the evening. Nope, it closed 20 years ago. But it still looks like it might open up tomorrow.
Maybe that's in line with the rest of these notations? Or am I being too optimistic?
Back to Burtynsky — the point is the beauty, found, seen, sensed and explored — and captured in large frame photographs — and in this book, this film is about his peaceful explorations of how we are doing these things. To ourselves, of course. Building these amazing statements that are remarkable virtual epitaphic installations. Here they were, what things they made, until they buried themselves. And, interestingly, they did it on purpose!
Frankly, being a human — and one capable of such things, I suppose — it's fascinating to watch. You can hardly cast a stone — we are all part of the picture, and this is likely the angle that Burtynsky is playing. You need a new wise eye to look at the planet, and our evolutions in it, good or bad.
Watch, learn and listen. Spread the word.
TED video here.
Tim Girvin | nyc (95º today)
Artists, Places | Jul 8, 2007
In Defense of Tom Cruise | Valkyrie
Probably the wrong wave, I'd imagine. But that's the point of the story to be told. And let's tell that story. I'd propose that the notion of banning a film because of some ongoing promulgation by Tom Cruise, about his personal "spiritual" beliefs -- in any other context, by another actor or celebrity -- would…
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Kevin Roberts | CEO | Saatchi+Saatchi ww. | Bridget de Socio | creative ronin ---- Monday, May 7, 2007 Inspirational People - Bridget de Socio One thing you can say about working at Saatchi & Saatchi is that it is never dull and it's mostly fun. And the greatest fun is getting to meet a…


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Homelessness is one of the most compelling social problems in the United States. Dating from the early years in Colonial America to the current problems relating to homeless women and children, homelessness has been the topic of discussion of scholars, social activists, and policy makers. Many types of social problems are linked to homelessness, including poverty, substance abuse, foster care, and crime. As a result, unpacking the issues has proven to be a challenge for anyone interested in this topic. Homelessness in America offers an assessment of what is known about each segment of the homeless population, which contrary to conventional belief, is comprised of a wide variety of faces from many backgrounds. It explains linkages to other social issues and provides a balanced overview of homelessness in light of the varying perspectives on the topic. While much of what has been written about homelessness has come from the academic perspective, agendas often interfere with an accurate understanding of the problem. Clearly, there is a place for other types of perspectives, including those that view homelessness through political and legal lenses. These groups have provided us with a robust body of information within which we may better understand the questions relating to homelessness. McNamara has brought together the voices of these groups in order to reveal the numerous political, economic, and social constraints that beset current attempts to solve homelessness. In addition, the commonly held belief that homelessness is a result of laziness or a poor work ethic is turned on its head to reveal that homelessness is truly a multifaceted and complex issue.
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This book continues Julie Coleman's acclaimed history of dictionaries of English slang and cant. It describes the increasingly systematic and scholarly way in which such terms were recorded and classified in the UK, the USA, Australia, and elsewhere, and the huge growth in the publication of and public appetite for dictionaries, glossaries, and guides to the distinctive vocabularies of different social groups, classes, districts, regions, and nations. Dr Coleman describes the origins of words and phrases and explores their history. By copious example she shows how they cast light on everyday life across the globe - from settlers in Canada and Australia and cockneys in London to gang-members in New York and soldiers fighting in the Boer and First World Wars - as well as on the operations of the narcotics trade and the entertainment business and the lives of those attending American colleges and British public schools. The slang lexicographers were a colourful bunch. Those featured in this book include spiritualists, aristocrats, socialists, journalists, psychiatrists, school-boys, criminals, hoboes, police officers, and a serial bigamist. One provided the inspiration for Robert Lewis Stevenson's Long John Silver. Another was allegedly killed by a pork pie. Julie Coleman's account will interest historians of language, crime, poverty, sexuality, and the criminal underworld.


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André Béhotéguy, né le  à Bayonne et mort le  à Nice, est un joueur français de rugby à XV évoluant au poste de centre.

Biographie

Évoluant au poste de trois-quarts centre, André Béhotéguy joue à l'Aviron bayonnais, puis à l'US Cognac à compter de la saison 1924-1925, ainsi qu'en équipe de France. Il connaît sa première sélection le  contre l'Angleterre.  Il fait partie de la  victorieuse des Anglais, en 1927 à domicile, et du pays de Galles en 1928, toujours à domicile. Il est également champion de France d'aviron, et fait de plus partie de la sélection française d'athlétisme durant sa carrière rugbystique, au cours de l'année 1926. Il travaille dans le commerce du liège.

André Béhotéguy est porteur d'un sempiternel béret vissé sur le crâne. Son frère aîné, Henri Béhotéguy, né le , joue à ses côtés au centre de la ligne arrière, à Bayonne, en sélection nationale (en 1928), ainsi qu'à Cognac.

Palmarès
 Vice-champion de France en 1922 et 1923 (Aviron bayonnais)
 Vice-champion olympique en 1924 (son capitaine était alors Félix Lasserre, dit Poulet, un ancien de l'Aviron bayonnais, où il joua jusqu'en 1921 avant de rejoindre l'US Cognac)

Statistiques en équipe nationale
 19 sélections
 28 points (5 essais, 1 drop, 1 pénalité, 3 transformations)
 4 fois capitaine (de 1927 à 1929)
 Sélections par année : 1 en 1923, 6 en 1924, 1 en 1926, 3 en 1927, 5 en 1928, 3 en 1929.
 Participation au Tournoi des Cinq Nations en 1923, 1924 et de 1926 à 1929.

Notes et références

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Joueur international français de rugby à XV
Joueur de l'Aviron bayonnais
Joueur de l'US Cognac
Centre (rugby à XV)
Joueur de rugby à XV aux Jeux olympiques d'été de 1924
Médaillé d'argent olympique français
Rameur français (aviron)
Naissance en octobre 1900
Naissance à Bayonne
Naissance dans les Basses-Pyrénées
Décès en juillet 1960
Décès à 59 ans
Décès à Nice

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SRC to hold ribbon cutting for new building
Spoon River College will host a ribbon cutting and open house at the new Multi-Purpose Building on the Canton Campus Thursday, Oct. 26, from 4:30 - 6 p.m. Attendees will be able to tour the facility, meet the coaches and student athletes, and enjoy refreshments.
Construction on the long-awaited project began after the college received word in 2011 that $4 million had been released from former Governor Pat Quinn's Illinois Jobs Now! capital campaign for the construction of the building.
"The college is excited to see this project finally completed," said President Curtis Oldfield, noting that plans for such a facility were in the original drawings when the Canton Campus was built in 1972, but were put on hold due to lack of funding.
"We hope this facility becomes a place where community events and activities of all kinds take place, and we welcome everyone to attend the ribbon cutting and open house," said Oldfield.
The Canton Campus is located at 23235 N County Hwy. 22.
Preceding this event will be a ribbon cutting at Snapper Villas student housing, located at 23432 N. County Hwy. 22, from 3:30 - 5 p.m. Attendees are invited to attend both events.


Tina M.E is having a giveaway on her website, listed later on this post.
Dantalion, an immortal angel of God, has fallen from grace and is condemned as one of 72 demons of an ancient 17th century grimoire referred to as The Goetia. He seduces a mortal college girl and practitioner of the occult named Laurel, who summons his true demonic form in the Courtyard of the Undead, creating an unexplainable relationship of love, obsession, and redemption. - From Amazon.
The Summoning Synopsis: I stayed for Dantalion. I refused to leave the boundaries of his world. I couldn't let go of him. His blood still pulsed through mine, only now, like a poison instead of an elixir. I hated what I had become. Fear rushed through me, my breathing choking me into a panic. This place would always call me back. Remind me where I first summoned his spirit to my soul. Only now, his soul was immortal and mine had died with his ascension. - From Amazon.
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Getting noticed by Private Eye
Introducing changes at Penguin Books
Peter Mayer	Publisher
21. Don't ever sell out 27 02:30
22. Gaining experience in publishing 20 01:51
23. Making friends in the world of publishing 23 03:18
24. Introducing changes at Penguin Books 29 04:08
25. Getting noticed by Private Eye 26 04:13
26. Changing jobs 18 05:22
27. Joining Penguin Books 20 01:20
28. Publishing Philip Roth in paperback 32 02:07
29. Not yet a writer 21 04:11
30. My graduate life after Columbia and Oxford 20 05:48
At Penguin, where I was for nearly 20 years, I had a great team. I did a lot of terrific things, I suppose, I don't know, I can't remember them all, but basically, we stayed together, we lost almost no one of our staff for those 19 years. And so I had great editors at Penguin, Peter Carson in particular, but that's on the adult side, and I had great children's editors as well on the Puffin side – Tony Lacey, Liz Attenborough, Philippa Milnes-Smith. You know, I… I got pretty good, I think, at picking people who could help the company and me. I am not especially modest. I think we did a great job, and I was thrilled to be the head of it, and I took Penguin in a lot of different areas. When I bought Frederick Warne, the company, I became the publisher of Beatrix Potter who had been under-published by the company we bought.
That took us into merchandising which is an aspect of publishing. We put Peter Rabbit on milk formula and I don't know what else, tablecloths and so on, but we also published… we tripled or quadrupled the number of Penguin Classics. There were about 400 Penguin Classics when I came to Penguin, there were about 1200 Penguin Classics when I left.
When we wanted to celebrate our 60th anniversary, I had found in Madrid some very small books, and they became the Penguin 60s [Classics], and we took them from our backlist and sold 29 million of these 60 books, which were sold for 60p, and they had, I think 60 pages in them, and that was our celebration of our Penguin 60s. Well we never thought we would make any money doing that, it was just a promotion, but in fact we sold 29 million of them! And after the first group of 60 titles there was a second group of 60 titles, and a third group of 60 titles, it became an industry. Well, that was my idea, but everybody in the company contributed to these books existing and to the marketing of them. I remember I went into Smiths and sold the first 60 books because people in the sales department didn't quite believe that you could sell books for 60p any more. So I went into Smiths, and… I don't know if it was my particular abilities, or maybe just that I was the head of Penguin and they were willing to see me, but I walked out with an order for one million books, and that was the beginning of that working.
But we each did what we were best at or what we could do and I think that's what makes great publishing companies, then and probably now, and probably forever, it's not one person. It may be one person who collects the people, and perhaps helps them to work together, but one-man bands are perhaps appropriate to tiny companies. Penguin was never a tiny company, it got much larger in my years there, but even when I came in '78 it was a good-sized company.
Peter Mayer (1936-2018) was an American independent publisher who was president of The Overlook Press/Peter Mayer Publishers, Inc, a New York-based publishing company he founded with his father in 1971. At the time of Overlook's founding, Mayer was head of Avon Books, a large New York-based paperback publisher. There, he successfully launched the trade paperback as a viable alternative to mass market and hardcover formats. From 1978 to 1996 he was CEO of Penguin Books, where he introduced a flexible style in editorial, marketing, and production. More recently, Mayer had financially revived both Ardis, a publisher of Russian literature in English, and Duckworth, an independent publishing house in the UK.
Title: Introducing changes at Penguin Books
Tags: Penguin Books, Penguin 60s Classics
Duration: 4 minutes, 8 seconds
Date story recorded: September 2014-January 2015


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Hello Everyone. The applications are open to apply for the IMF 2023 Summer Internship Program. The IMF FIP is a Fully Funded Summer 2023 Internship in the United States. The applications typically open in early December. Interested candidates are welcome to apply for the program. The International Monetary Fund Internship is open to Undergraduates and Graduates, Ph.D. Students as well as LLM, and J.D, Students. Applicants from all around the world can apply from any country. IMF is a Paid Internship Program and it will cover all the expenses for the full duration of the Internship.
Selected applicants and students will fly to Washington D.C. to start their internship. Approximately 50 students from around the world join IMF Internship Program. These paid internships take place between June and October and run for 10 to 12 weeks. During the Internship, you will closely work with an IMF colleague on a current issue going on. The complete details about the IMF 2023 Internship Program are available below.
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